Re:Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggress...
by mindslight on Friday March 29, 2019 @01:54PM
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It almost sounds like you're dealing with more than one person.
There are plenty of moronic cyclists. I've come across several riding in the middle of the wrong side of the road around a blind corner! But putting them all in a group, judged by its worst members, is simply a step on a path to dehumanizing them.
In general, drivers suck too. Try walking next to a road with puddles and witness the sheer number that think it's appropriate to continue at their entitled speed and spray road water all over you. That's basic assault with damages, but for driving it's just business as usual.
Ultimately, people in general are just fucking morons that don't pay attention or predict how their actions will affect others. But if you latch onto that as justification for your own antiempathetic behavior, you're just contributing to the problem.
There are plenty of moronic cyclists. I've come across several riding in the middle of the wrong side of the road around a blind corner! But putting them all in a group, judged by its worst members, is simply a step on a path to dehumanizing them.
In general, drivers suck too. Try walking next to a road with puddles and witness the sheer number that think it's appropriate to continue at their entitled speed and spray road water all over you. That's basic assault with damages, but for driving it's just business as usual.
Ultimately, people in general are just fucking morons that don't pay attention or predict how their actions will affect others. But if you latch onto that as justification for your own antiempathetic behavior, you're just contributing to the problem.